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Dan Hicks, the voice of Notre Dame football on NBC, has died at 64

The Daily South Bend teamFrom Friday’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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Dan Hicks, the play-by-play voice of Notre Dame football on NBC Sports, died Thursday after an acute illness, his family announced. He was scheduled to call Saturday's game against Boston College in South Bend, the network and his wife, ESPN sportscaster Hannah Storm, said.

Hicks called 27 of Tiger Woods' PGA Tour wins in 34 years at NBC

64
was Dan Hicks' age when he died
34 years
at NBC Sports
27
PGA Tour victories for Tiger Woods that he called
58-7
Irish win over Stanford in his final game

His final Notre Dame telecast was Oct. 10, and the next day he went to the Chicago Marathon to support his daughter Riley, who ran it. Golf Channel host Rich Lerner said Thursday that Hicks was “at the top of his game.”

“Dan was truly one of a kind and, quite simply, the person everyone wanted to be around. When he walked into a room, he brought the energy, the laughter and the people together.”

Hannah Storm, Hicks' wife

Hicks went from CNN to NBC's lead voice in golf and Irish football

  1. 1989Starts his broadcasting career with CNN
  2. 1992Moves to NBC Sports, covering football, alpine skiing and swimming
  3. 2000Becomes NBC Sports' lead play-by-play broadcaster for golf
  4. 2013Begins calling Notre Dame home games, through 2016
  5. 2024Resumes calling Notre Dame home games
  6. Oct. 10Calls his final Irish game, a 58-7 win over Stanford
  7. Nov. 12Dies after an acute illness
  • Known for: PGA Tour golf and Olympic swimming and skiing
  • Saturday's plan: Hicks with analyst Jason Garrett, sideline reporter Caroline Pineda
  • Survived by: wife Hannah Storm and three daughters

Sources: South Bend Tribune, The Tennessean, New York Post

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